Colors

=Ideas for teaching colors:=


 * 1. Flying colors:** Students research and draw flags from target language countries and describe their colors.

2. **Blow up balloons** of different colors and bring them to class to present colors. Follow-up: Ask students what color they would want (and why).

3. **Use works by L2 artists** to present colors to students. Identify artist and style if you choose. Follow-up: Pass out works of art and have students identify colors by pointing to objects in the picture. If the objects are vocabulary words that students already know, have them make the color adjectives agree.

4. **Using plastic glasses filled with water**, use food coloring to change the color of the water. Combine colors as well. Follow-up: Students can serve as “mad scientist” helpers and create their own color combinations.

5. **Go to any paint store** and obtain samples to use to present colors to students. Follow-up: Ask students to identify the colors they would like to paint their house/ room / etc.

6. **Create a collage** of objects of a particular color using a sheet of paper or a poster. Follow-up: You might want to assign students a particular color and ask them to present their color to the class and help with pronunciation.

7. **Create a scrapbook** of objects of a particular color. Follow-up: You might want to assign students a particular color and ask them to present their color to the class and help with pronunciation.

8. **Use a variety of pictures** of M & M candy and / or candy characters to present colors. Follow-up: Fill snack bags with a variety of M & Ms. Ask students to identify the color and the quantity in their bags. Students may eat candy if desired.

9. **Find a children’s book in L2** that teaches colors and use it, adapting the text if necessary. Follow-up: Ask comprehension and personal questions about pictures.

10. **Make Jello cubes** in a variety of colors to present colors. Follow-up: Ask students to eat them after the presentation if they can identify the appropriate color.